I tried shoe repairmen for my harness in the past, they never has strong enough thread so their repairs always failed after a few sessions. personally I switched to using stainless steel rivets that I apply myself with a rivet base and a hammer - fast, easy, cheap and ultra strong. I also use a hand...
others know a lot more about lines than me. but my experience: * Q power doesnt work with all safetly due to non-splice . * i can say that sk99 frays much faster if you cross lines a lot, but it is less spongy feeling. Agreed: I tried a lot of different knots and configurations with Q-Power line to...
Best wetsuits I used over the years were made by local wetsuit makers. Typically 30% cheaper than branded ones, custom made to my body and last at least twice as long. You may google to find a maker near you!
I have Q-power 500kg and DC Pro 401... that's what I have laying around. The original Reach bridles are unsheeted, gray color dyneema looks like Teufelberger line with a couple of black nylon stiffening lines running thru it. The Carve 2021 (or 2020? I forget) lines are awesome - looks like kevlar (...
Line brands: no brainer - Q-Power pro and Liros DC pro 401 Line shops: kiteboarding.com for Q-Power; I just bought a bunch of pre-made Liros DC pro 401 from kitelineshop.com and was very happy: competitive prices, fluent english (the shop is in France), fast response to questions, fast delivery and ...
I'm redoing my bridles with Liros DC Pro 401 and in the off chance that they may have shrunk/stretched I'd like to measure against the original bridle diagram; but I can't find it in North website or google. Would anyone have it?
Today I snapped my 9m North Reach 2022 bridle: I launched with a tangle in my bridle, kite flew OK although in retrospect the tangled tip was a bit deformed, after ~2 hours the front bridle snapped - swim in. It was my fault should have checked the bridles before launching. I have Liros DC pro 401, ...